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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Third Turning: Culture Wars (1984-2005?).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Medieval Christianity replace?
(a) The Roman Empire.
(b) The Etruscans.
(c) The Victorians.
(d) The Vikings.

2. What were Jefferson and Reagan considered?
(a) Artists.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Elder prophets.
(d) Nomads.

3. How does each generation experience each period of the cycle?
(a) With great discord.
(b) In harmony and cooperation.
(c) Every second year since its development.
(d) Different but tightly correlated stages of development.

4. How do generations behave with the concept of 'acting according to your season' according to the authors?
(a) Generations act nothing alike-everyone is an individual.
(b) Generations have behaviors appropriate to their place in history.
(c) Generations create rebellion against expectations.
(d) Generations gain notoriety for their behavior.

5. During the Third Turning, what happens to institutions according to the authors?
(a) They gain momentum.
(b) They weaken.
(c) The strengthen.
(d) They destroy themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for a 'gray champion'?

2. What do the authors mean when they state all cycles are circular?

3. When a time period produces a revolutionary change, what stage are the 'heroes'?

4. What fascinated the Romans according to the authors?

5. What were John Adams and Dwight Eisenhower considered?

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